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תְּהוֹם H8415

H8415 is the Hebrew word תְּהוֹם, transliterated tᵉhôwm and said teh-home'. The King James Version most often renders it deep.

Word: תְּהוֹםTransliteration: tᵉhôwmSaid: teh-home'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 29 verses

What it means

an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply).

Where it comes from

or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from H1949 (הוּם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

deep 16×depths 6×depth 3×also of the deep 1×through the depths 1×again to the depths 1×no depths 1×through the deep 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: deep (place), depth.

Verses using תְּהוֹם

All 29 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:2 · KJV

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 7:11 · KJV

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 8:2 · KJV

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

Genesis 49:25 · KJV

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Exodus 15:5 · KJV

The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

Exodus 15:8 · KJV

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Deuteronomy 8:7 · KJV

For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

Deuteronomy 33:13 · KJV

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Job 28:14 · KJV

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

Job 38:30 · KJV

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

Job 41:32 · KJV

He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

Psalm 33:7 · KJV

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Psalm 36:6 · KJV

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

Psalm 42:7 · KJV

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Psalm 71:20 · KJV

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 77:16 · KJV

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

Psalm 104:6 · KJV

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalm 106:9 · KJV

He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

Psalm 107:26 · KJV

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

Proverbs 3:20 · KJV

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Proverbs 8:24 · KJV

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Isaiah 51:10 · KJV

Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

Isaiah 63:13 · KJV

That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

Ezekiel 26:19 · KJV

For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

Ezekiel 31:4 · KJV

The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

Ezekiel 31:15 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

Amos 7:4 · KJV

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.

Jonah 2:5 · KJV

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Habakkuk 3:10 · KJV

The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8415 mean?

H8415 is the Hebrew word תְּהוֹם (tᵉhôwm), meaning an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply).

How is H8415 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it deep (16 times), depths (6 times), depth (3 times), also of the deep (1 time), through the depths (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8415 appear in the Bible?

תְּהוֹם (tᵉhôwm) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8415 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from H1949 (הוּם).

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